Pulkovo Airport is the main airport serving St Petersburg. This is the fourth busiest airport in Russia and is the key entry point for all flights from the UK. Pulkovo is 15km from St Petersburg and has good bus connections to the city centre. This is a large airport with a good choice of shops, cafes, bars and restaurants. Work on a new terminal began in 2011.
In the absence of low-cost airlines flights can be quite expensive. The best deals are almost always from London Gatwick or London Heathrow. Airlines with reasonable fares usually include British Airways, Lufthansa, Air Baltic, Aeroflot and Aerosvit Airlines.
The lowest fares from airports outside London are often from Birmingham, Manchester, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. Airlines worth investigating include British Airways, Finnair, Lufthansa, KLM, Air Berlin, Air France and Jet2.com.
The cheapest flights are almost always indirect. If you are prepared to pay a little more you should find direct flights with British Airways from London Heathrow.
Saint Petersburg (Pulkovo) Airport
18/4 Pilotov Shosse
Saint Petersburg 196210
Russian Federation
Tel: 7 (812) 704-38-22
Website: www.pulkovoairport.ru/
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• City bus number 39 departs from Terminal 1 every 12-20 minutes between 05.30 and 01.30. The bus heads for Moskovskaya metro station. Journey time is 35 minutes.
• City bus number 1 departs from Terminal 2 and also heads for Moskovskaya metro station. There is also a bus service from Terminal 2 to Aviagorodok.
• Shuttle bus К39 connects Terminal 1 with Moskovskaya metro station. Tickets cost 30 rubles. The bus stop is outside domestic arrivals.
• Shuttle bus K3 departs from Terminal 2 and calls at Moskovsky Prospect and the following metro stations: Moskovskaya, Park Pobedy, Elektrosila, Moskovskie Vorota, Frunzenskaya, Tekhnologichesky Institut and Sennaya Pl. Tickets cost 35 rubles.
Direct flights with British Airways.
Departure airports
• London Heathrow
Indirect flights from regional UK airports.
